CVE-2026-6653
libxml2: mingw-libxml2: libxml2: Denial of Service via crafted XML input due to use-after-free
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Julia (high), Red Hat (medium), AlmaLinux (medium), Amazon (medium), Oracle (medium), Rocky Linux (medium), Ubuntu (medium).
Description
Use After Free in libxml2's xmlParseInternalSubset from GNOME libxml2 version 2.9.11 to 2.11.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service via maliciously crafted XML input with improper entity resolution handling.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alma 8 | libxml2, libxml2-devel, python3-libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| alma 9 | libxml2, libxml2-devel, python3-libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| amazon linux 2 | libxml2, libxml2-debuginfo, libxml2-devel and 2 more | 2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.25 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libxml2, libxml2-debuginfo, libxml2-debugsource and 4 more | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| debian 11 | libxml2 | no fix listed |
| debian 12 | libxml2 | no fix listed |
| debian 13 | libxml2 | no fix listed |
| debian 14 | libxml2 | 2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 |
| echo | libxml2, libxml2-2.11.7, libxml2-2.15.3 and 1 more | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2+e8 and 3 more |
| julia::Julia Ecosystem Security Advisories | XML2_jll | 2.11.5+0 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libxml2, libxml2-devel, python3-libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | libxml2, libxml2-devel, python3-libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
Show all 82 entries from 32 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alma 8 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| alma 8 | libxml2-devel | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| alma 8 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| alma 9 | libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| alma 9 | libxml2-devel | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| alma 9 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| amazon linux 2 | libxml2 | 2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.25 |
| amazon linux 2 | libxml2-debuginfo | 2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.25 |
| amazon linux 2 | libxml2-devel | 2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.25 |
| amazon linux 2 | libxml2-python | 2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.25 |
| amazon linux 2 | libxml2-static | 2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.25 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libxml2 | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libxml2-debuginfo | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libxml2-debugsource | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libxml2-devel | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| amazon linux 2023 | libxml2-static | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-libxml2 | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| amazon linux 2023 | python3-libxml2-debuginfo | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| debian 11 | libxml2 | no fix listed |
| debian 12 | libxml2 | no fix listed |
| debian 13 | libxml2 | no fix listed |
| debian 14 | libxml2 | 2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 |
| echo | libxml2 | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2+e8 |
| echo | libxml2-2.11.7 | 2.11.7+e1 |
| echo | libxml2-2.15.3 | 2.15.3+e1 |
| echo | libxml2-2.9.1 | 2.9.1+e1 |
| julia::Julia Ecosystem Security Advisories | XML2_jll | 2.11.5+0 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libxml2-devel | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | libxml2-devel | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort alma 9 | libxml2 | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort alma 9 | libxml2-devel | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort alma 9 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort amazon linux | rf-libxml2 | 2.10.4-13.rfal |
| rapidfort amazon linux | rf-libxml2-devel | 2.10.4-13.rfal |
| rapidfort amazon linux | rf-libxml2-static | 2.10.4-13.rfal |
| rapidfort amazon linux | rf-python3-libxml2 | 2.10.4-13.rfal |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | libxml2 | 0:2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | libxml2-devel | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | libxml2-static | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | python3-libxml2 | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | rf-libxml2 | 0:2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | rf-libxml2-devel | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | rf-libxml2-static | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort amazon linux 2023 | rf-python3-libxml2 | 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.19 |
| rapidfort debian 12 | libxml2 | 0:2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 |
| rapidfort debian 12 | rf-libxml2 | 0:2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 |
| rapidfort debian 13 | libxml2 | 0:2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 |
| rapidfort debian 13 | rf-libxml2 | 0:2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | libxml2 | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | libxml2-devel | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort Oracle Linux 9 | python3-libxml2 | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort rocky 9 | libxml2 | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort rocky 9 | libxml2-devel | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort rocky 9 | python3-libxml2 | 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 20.04 | libxml2 | 0:2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12, 0:2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 20.04 | rf-libxml2 | 0:2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12, 0:2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 22.04 | libxml2 | 0:2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12, 0:2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 22.04 | rf-libxml2 | 0:2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12, 0:2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 24.04 | libxml2 | 0:2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12, 0:2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
| rapidfort ubuntu 24.04 | rf-libxml2 | 0:2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12, 0:2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
| Red Hat | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 | no fix listed |
| rocky 8 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| rocky 8 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.7-21.el8_10.8 |
| rocky 9 | libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| rocky 9 | python3-libxml2 | 2.9.13-14.el9_8.4 |
| seal debian | libxml2 | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4+sp999 |
| seal debian | seal-libxml2 | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4+sp999 |
| seal Red Hat 6 | libxml2 | 2.7.6-21.el6_8.1+sp999 |
| seal Red Hat 6 | seal-libxml2 | 2.7.6-21.el6_8.1+sp999 |
| seal Red Hat 7 | libxml2 | 2.9.1-6.el7_9.6+sp999 |
| seal Red Hat 7 | seal-libxml2 | 2.9.1-6.el7_9.6+sp999 |
| seal Red Hat 8 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-18.el8_10.1+sp4 |
| seal Red Hat 8 | seal-libxml2 | 2.9.7-18.el8_10.1+sp4 |
| seal Red Hat 9 | libxml2 | 2.9.13-6.el9_4+sp999 |
| seal Red Hat 9 | seal-libxml2 | 2.9.13-6.el9_4+sp999 |
| ubuntu 22.04 | libxml2 | 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12 |
| ubuntu 24.04 | libxml2 | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.8 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61247
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6653
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/+bug/2141260
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2491354
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2494191
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491354
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494191
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All 18 references
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-11979
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-6653
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-61247.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:61247
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/work_items/1058
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2026-6653.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-69655.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6653
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8456-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6653